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TIL a bunch of friends and family tried to help Steve-O overcome his drug addiction and failed. One time he got so high on Nitrous Oxide that he hallucinated a formal intervention to help him out.

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E1XJp TIL that despite the popular depiction in films and television, Manhattan has almost no alleys. The Commissioners Plan of 1811 designed the city's grid layout without alleyways to maximize the limited space. The few alleys that remain mostly predate that plan.
OoN4a TIL The name Clorox comes from a portmanteau of chlorine and sodium hydroxide, the two main ingredients used in Clorox bleach.
PllO TIL The idea for YouTube, in part, was conceived when the founders couldn’t find a video of Janet Jackson’s breast popping out during the Super Bowl
KOb14 TIL about the Native American version of a Trojan Horse. In 1763 Native Americans played a early version of Lacrosse outside a British fortress during the Pontiac's Rebellion. They hit the ball through the open gate and both teams chased after the ball. Once inside they killed the soldiers.
v1gRK TIL that Emily Davison, a brutish suffragette, stepped in front of the King’s horse at the 1913 Epson Derby and was killed. This shows that protestors have always stood in high traffic areas. There’s a video of it too. Emily Davison | British activist